Want the safest, most fuel-efficient tyres that will deliver top performance all year round? Auto Express put the UK’s top brands from all sections of the market to the test in search of the answer.

No motoring magazine comes close to matching our tyre testing programme, and this time around we concentrated on the big-selling 195/65 R15 size in V (up to 150mph) or H (up to 130mph) speed ratings. We tested 15 makes for aquaplaning, cornering and braking on wet and dry surfaces, plus also assessed in-car noise and fuel economy at Bridgestone’s proving ground near Rome, Italy.